I have some problems with the CH Throttle Programming:

1) How do you program the reverse thrust to engage when you pull the throttles all the way back beyond the detent?

2) I want the spoilers to be on one lever. I want the spoilers down all the way up, spoilers armed at detent, spoilers up beyond the detent.

3) I want one button up for gear up, down for gear down. Currently, it's up/down with one "up" press on a button.

4) The fuel control switches are showing that they open in the 3d cockpit when I press a button on the throttle quad. However, they are not moving in the 2D cockpit, I have to click in the 2D cockpit to open and start the engines. What's wrong there?

Steve,

Get the paid version of FSUIPC.  Program the throttles through THAT and not at ALL through the Windows joystick interface.  You will be amazed a the difference in performance. 

FSUIPC "processes" the axis assignments..... and allows all sorts fo improved control functions.  Among others, gets rid of transient spikes that cause the controls to be "weird".

You can set the reverse thrust and such easily.  There is a tutorial thread on doing this on Pete Dowson's website.

I have all of my axis assignments processed through FSUIPC.

best,

.................john

Now I'm really lost! This is for my 15 year old son. You'd think that between us we could figure out how this should work but FSUIPC has confused me even more.

All he wants is:
Lever 1: Spoilers (up engaged, detent armed, behind detent off)
Lever2: Engine 1 (idle to full power, reverse behind detent)
Lever3: Engine 2 (same)
Lever4: Engine 3 (same)
Lever5: Engine 4 (same)
Lever6: No assignment (using GoFlight module for flaps)

Button1: up parking set, down release
Button2: up fuel open, down fuel close Engine 1
Button3: up fuel open, down fuel close Engine 2
Button4: up fuel open, down fuel close Engine 3
Button5: up fuel open, down fuel close Engine 4
Button6: up landing lights off, down landing lights on

Is this easy to do? Is there any way you can make a profile like this and email it to me? I don't want you to spend a lot of time on it but if you can make this, at least we can use the throttles!

If you want to assign something to Lever6, feel free! Also, wouldn't we be able to use two levers for twin engine jets and all four for the 747 this way? Does the throttle quadrant need to be mated to a specific jet?

The program for the CH Throttle quadrant had me pulling my hair out so I bought a full copy of FSUIPC. What this software cannot do is not worth knowing about and the ease of programing.............move your axis and click set, as easy as that.

Matt